公开(公告)号：US3923121A

公开(公告)日：1975-12-02

申请号：US50459174

申请日：1974-09-09

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC

Inventor： KRUPPENBACH JOHN A ,  BEDENBENDER JOHN W

IPC: G01V1/00 ,  G01V1/20 ,  G01V1/16

CPC classification number: G01V1/201 ,  G01V1/003

Abstract: A land surface seismic prospecting cable which can be towed on the surface of the earth along seismic survey lines. The cable is used to transport, position, protect, house, or attach sensors used for making geophysical and environmental measurements. The cable apparatus may comprise a plurality of segments each interconnected by an electrical connector and each segment having a plurality of sensors associated therewith. The outputs of the signals from the sensors are carried by way of a multiconductor wire cable within the seismic cable to a seismic recorder. After an acoustic disturbance is produced and the seismic information is recorded, the towed land cable or land streamer is towed intact to the next shooting site which saves a great deal of time and allows greater areas to be covered in a predetermined time period.